Capter 1
What is the weather like in the dry parts of the Sahara?
Very arid with very little precipitation because the clouds dont contain enough moisture to rain.
How do you think a Tuareg's life might be different from that of someone who lives along the Nile?
They might have to use irrigations because they dont have enough water to grow their crops properly, but people by the Nile can grow on the fertile moist soil.
In what ways do people react to environmental conditions in different areas of the Sahara? In what ways are people trying to control their environment?
They mine salt, farm and raise cattle to make money.
Why do farmers use irrigation?
They use the irrigation because they dont have enough water to grow crops because it rarely rains.
How do dams affect farming?
It allows farmers to get their water fron the stored water by the dam.
How is the land changing in the Sahel?
It changes from grass plains in the summer and it changes back to desert. Farmers mostly raise cattle on the Sahel.
Chapter 2
How is the savanna differnt from the Sahara? Describe its location.
How do both herbivores and carnivores depend on the savanna?
The herbivores depend on the grass to eat and survive and the carnivores eat and survive on the herbivores.
Why are so many countries joining their national parks together?
How are national parks sometimes a problem for people of the savanna? In what ways do they help people of the savanna?
Its a problem because it takes peoples farmlands and it makes poeple mad because they beleive the land shouldnt be used for animals. It helps them by making it easier to pass through the parks from boarder to boarder.
How does sustainable development help people and animals in Kruger National Park in South Africa?
It reduces trash and it gives many people jobs and a place to set up business. It helps the animals by giving them a nice and sfe land to live where they cant be harmed.
What is the weather like in the dry parts of the Sahara?
Very arid with very little precipitation because the clouds dont contain enough moisture to rain.
How do you think a Tuareg's life might be different from that of someone who lives along the Nile?
They might have to use irrigations because they dont have enough water to grow their crops properly, but people by the Nile can grow on the fertile moist soil.
In what ways do people react to environmental conditions in different areas of the Sahara? In what ways are people trying to control their environment?
They mine salt, farm and raise cattle to make money.
Why do farmers use irrigation?
They use the irrigation because they dont have enough water to grow crops because it rarely rains.
How do dams affect farming?
It allows farmers to get their water fron the stored water by the dam.
How is the land changing in the Sahel?
It changes from grass plains in the summer and it changes back to desert. Farmers mostly raise cattle on the Sahel.
Chapter 2
How is the savanna differnt from the Sahara? Describe its location.
How do both herbivores and carnivores depend on the savanna?
The herbivores depend on the grass to eat and survive and the carnivores eat and survive on the herbivores.
Why are so many countries joining their national parks together?
How are national parks sometimes a problem for people of the savanna? In what ways do they help people of the savanna?
Its a problem because it takes peoples farmlands and it makes poeple mad because they beleive the land shouldnt be used for animals. It helps them by making it easier to pass through the parks from boarder to boarder.
How does sustainable development help people and animals in Kruger National Park in South Africa?
It reduces trash and it gives many people jobs and a place to set up business. It helps the animals by giving them a nice and sfe land to live where they cant be harmed.